HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 10800 of 2025 Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J. HON'BLE PRASHANT KUMAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner has made following main prayer(s): "i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned recovery notice dated 20.03.2025 issued by the opp. party no. 5 for amount of Rs. 6,61,560/- for road tax from 01.01.2021 to 28.12.2025 as contained in Annexure no. 1 to this writ petition in the interest of the justice. ii. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opp. Parties concerned to delete the name of vehicle of petitioner bearing no. U.P.50F2292 (Bus) from the list existence of the vehicle as vehicle of the petitioner has already been scraped in year 2020 and not adopt any coercive measures against the petitioner in the interest of justice." 3. In the present writ petition, the petitioner is challenging the amount of Rs.6,61,560/- that has been imposed upon him as road tax from 01.01.2021 to 28.12.2025. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner's vehicle Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Durgendra Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Anil Kumar Verma .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Transport Lko. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) was scrapped in the year 2020 and accordingly, he is not liable to pay any road tax. 5. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State respondents submits that the petitioner may file appropriate application under the Uttar Pradesh Motor Vehicle Taxation Act, 1997. 6. In light of the same, we are of the view that the petitioner should file appropriate application in accordance with law and if such an application is filed by the petitioner, the authorities shall consider the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law. 7. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. November 11, 2025 Anupam S/- WRIC No. 10800 of 2025 2 (Prashant Kumar,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANUPAM SINGH PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench